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Author :Friends of the Thomas Balch Library. Black History Committee Publisher : ISBN 13 :9780972475471 Total Pages :24 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (754 download)
Book Synopsis Loudoun County's African American Communities by : Friends of the Thomas Balch Library. Black History Committee
Download or read book Loudoun County's African American Communities written by Friends of the Thomas Balch Library. Black History Committee and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Loudoun County African-American Historic Architectural Resources Survey by : History Matters (Washington, D.C.)
Download or read book Loudoun County African-American Historic Architectural Resources Survey written by History Matters (Washington, D.C.) and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History Matters surveyed 210 properties that relate to the history of African Americans in Loudoun County, Virginia. Of the surveyed properties, 200 were surveyed at the reconnaissance level (exterior documentation) and then were intensively documented (exterior and interior). The documented resources date from the late 18th through the mid-20th centuries. Approximately 90 percent of the surveyed properties are located within the 30 historically African- American towns, villages, hamlets or neighborhoods that the project's cosponsor, the Black History Committee of the Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, identified during their African American Community mapping project in 2001. Initial research suggests that most of the identified communities were founded by African Americans in the three decades that followed the end of the American Civil War. Many of the villages were established by former slaves who purchased land from white landowners. Documented building types include single- and multi-family dwellings, schools, commercial buildings, religious buildings, and cemeteries. By far, the most common building type was the single-family dwelling. While stylistic trends were generally muted, some common forms and building techniques were discernable. Loudoun's African-American communities were characterized by clusters of modest residences that were often accompanied by churches or schools and, less frequently, by general stores. Three types of African-American communities were documented: independent communities (Willisville, St. Louis, Bowmantown, Hillsboro/Short Hill); segregated neighborhoods or enclaves within larger, mixed-race towns (Purcellville, Hamilton, and Round Hill); and small, mixed-race rural communities (Sycolin and Watson).
Book Synopsis HOWARDSVILLE: the Journey of an African-American Community in Loudoun County, Virginia by : Kevin Grigsby
Download or read book HOWARDSVILLE: the Journey of an African-American Community in Loudoun County, Virginia written by Kevin Grigsby and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the rich history of Howardsville in Loudoun County, Virginia. Howardsville was founded by freed slaves following the end of the Civil War. The book will serve as a historical timeline of the struggles and triumphs of the community from slavery through the years of racial segregation. The extensive genealogical research contained in the book will allow many African-Americans with roots in Loudoun County to rediscover their family's past. It is from that past that younger and future generations of Howardsville descendants are provided with valuable lessons to help them uphold and cherish the legacy of Howardsville. The last names of the African-American families discussed in the book include: Howard, Basil, Valentine, Summers, Reid, Mitchell, Dorsey, Moreland, Cosberry, Gregg, Jackson, Grigsby, Peterson, Brooks, Young, Payne, Page, Scott, Peters, Gaskins, Pinkett, Gibson, Colbert and others. Hardcover copies will soon be available. Author's email: [email protected].
Book Synopsis A Glimpse Into the History of Black Americans in Loudoun County by : Rachel Y. Thompson
Download or read book A Glimpse Into the History of Black Americans in Loudoun County written by Rachel Y. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Howardsville by : Kevin Dulany Grigsby
Download or read book Howardsville written by Kevin Dulany Grigsby and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the rich history of Howardsville which is located in Loudoun County, Virginia. Howardsville was founded by free slaves following the end of the Civil War. This book contains extensive genealogical research of some of the African-American families with roots in Loudoun County.
Book Synopsis Life in Black and White by : Brenda E. Stevenson
Download or read book Life in Black and White written by Brenda E. Stevenson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-11-06 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life in the old South has always fascinated Americans--whether in the mythical portrayals of the planter elite from fiction such as Gone With the Wind or in historical studies that look inside the slave cabin. Now Brenda E. Stevenson presents a reality far more gripping than popular legend, even as she challenges the conventional wisdom of academic historians. Life in Black and White provides a panoramic portrait of family and community life in and around Loudoun County, Virginia--weaving the fascinating personal stories of planters and slaves, of free blacks and poor-to-middling whites, into a powerful portrait of southern society from the mid-eighteenth century to the Civil War. Loudoun County and its vicinity encapsulated the full sweep of southern life. Here the region's most illustrious families--the Lees, Masons, Carters, Monroes, and Peytons--helped forge southern traditions and attitudes that became characteristic of the entire region while mingling with yeoman farmers of German, Scotch-Irish, and Irish descent, and free black families who lived alongside abolitionist Quakers and thousands of slaves. Stevenson brilliantly recounts their stories as she builds the complex picture of their intertwined lives, revealing how their combined histories guaranteed Loudon's role in important state, regional, and national events and controversies. Both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, for example, were hidden at a local plantation during the War of 1812. James Monroe wrote his famous "Doctrine" at his Loudon estate. The area also was the birthplace of celebrated fugitive slave Daniel Dangerfield, the home of John Janney, chairman of the Virginia secession convention, a center for Underground Railroad activities, and the location of John Brown's infamous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry. In exploring the central role of the family, Brenda Stevenson offers a wealth of insight: we look into the lives of upper class women, who bore the oppressive weight of marriage and motherhood as practiced in the South and the equally burdensome roles of their husbands whose honor was tied to their ability to support and lead regardless of their personal preference; the yeoman farm family's struggle for respectability; and the marginal economic existence of free blacks and its undermining influence on their family life. Most important, Stevenson breaks new ground in her depiction of slave family life. Following the lead of historian Herbert Gutman, most scholars have accepted the idea that, like white, slaves embraced the nuclear family, both as a living reality and an ideal. Stevenson destroys this notion, showing that the harsh realities of slavery, even for those who belonged to such attentive masters as George Washington, allowed little possibility of a nuclear family. Far more important were extended kin networks and female headed households. Meticulously researched, insightful, and moving, Life in Black and White offers our most detailed portrait yet of the reality of southern life. It forever changes our understanding of family and race relations during the reign of the peculiar institution in the American South.
Book Synopsis Life in Black and White by : Brenda E. Stevenson
Download or read book Life in Black and White written by Brenda E. Stevenson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-11-06 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life in the old South has always fascinated Americans--whether in the mythical portrayals of the planter elite from fiction such as Gone With the Wind or in historical studies that look inside the slave cabin. Now Brenda E. Stevenson presents a reality far more gripping than popular legend, even as she challenges the conventional wisdom of academic historians. Life in Black and White provides a panoramic portrait of family and community life in and around Loudoun County, Virginia--weaving the fascinating personal stories of planters and slaves, of free blacks and poor-to-middling whites, into a powerful portrait of southern society from the mid-eighteenth century to the Civil War. Loudoun County and its vicinity encapsulated the full sweep of southern life. Here the region's most illustrious families--the Lees, Masons, Carters, Monroes, and Peytons--helped forge southern traditions and attitudes that became characteristic of the entire region while mingling with yeoman farmers of German, Scotch-Irish, and Irish descent, and free black families who lived alongside abolitionist Quakers and thousands of slaves. Stevenson brilliantly recounts their stories as she builds the complex picture of their intertwined lives, revealing how their combined histories guaranteed Loudon's role in important state, regional, and national events and controversies. Both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, for example, were hidden at a local plantation during the War of 1812. James Monroe wrote his famous "Doctrine" at his Loudon estate. The area also was the birthplace of celebrated fugitive slave Daniel Dangerfield, the home of John Janney, chairman of the Virginia secession convention, a center for Underground Railroad activities, and the location of John Brown's infamous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry. In exploring the central role of the family, Brenda Stevenson offers a wealth of insight: we look into the lives of upper class women, who bore the oppressive weight of marriage and motherhood as practiced in the South and the equally burdensome roles of their husbands whose honor was tied to their ability to support and lead regardless of their personal preference; the yeoman farm family's struggle for respectability; and the marginal economic existence of free blacks and its undermining influence on their family life. Most important, Stevenson breaks new ground in her depiction of slave family life. Following the lead of historian Herbert Gutman, most scholars have accepted the idea that, like white, slaves embraced the nuclear family, both as a living reality and an ideal. Stevenson destroys this notion, showing that the harsh realities of slavery, even for those who belonged to such attentive masters as George Washington, allowed little possibility of a nuclear family. Far more important were extended kin networks and female headed households. Meticulously researched, insightful, and moving, Life in Black and White offers our most detailed portrait yet of the reality of southern life. It forever changes our understanding of family and race relations during the reign of the peculiar institution in the American South.
Book Synopsis Interpreting African American History and Culture at Museums and Historic Sites by : Max A. van Balgooy
Download or read book Interpreting African American History and Culture at Museums and Historic Sites written by Max A. van Balgooy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this landmark guide, nearly two dozen essays by scholars, educators, and museum leaders suggest the next steps in the interpretation of African American history and culture from the colonial period to the twentieth century at history museums and historic sites. This diverse anthology addresses both historical research and interpretive methodologies, including investigating church and legal records, using social media, navigating sensitive or difficult topics, preserving historic places, engaging students and communities, and strengthening connections between local and national history. Case studies of exhibitions, tours, and school programs from around the country provide practical inspiration, including photographs of projects and examples of exhibit label text. Highlights include: Amanda Seymour discusses the prevalence of "false nostalgia" at the homes of the first five presidents and offers practical solutions to create a more inclusive, nuanced history. Dr. Bernard Powers reveals that African American church records are a rich but often overlooked source for developing a more complete portrayal of individuals and communities. Dr. David Young, executive director of Cliveden, uses his experience in reinterpreting this National Historic Landmark to identify four ways that people respond to a history that has been too often untold, ignored, or appropriated—and how museums and historic sites can constructively respond. Dr. Matthew Pinsker explains that historic sites may be missing a huge opportunity in telling the story of freedom and emancipation by focusing on the underground railroad rather than its much bigger "upper-ground" counterpart. Martha Katz-Hyman tackles the challenges of interpreting the material culture of both enslaved and free African Americans in the years before the Civil War by discussing the furnishing of period rooms. Dr. Benjamin Filene describes three "micro-public history" projects that lead to new ways of understanding the past, handling source limitations, building partnerships, and reaching audiences. Andrea Jones shares her approach for engaging students through historical simulations based on the "Fight for Your Rights" school program at the Atlanta History Center. A exhibit on African American Vietnam War veterans at the Heinz History Center not only linked local and international events, but became an award-winning model of civic engagement. A collaboration between a university and museum that began as a local history project interpreting the Scottsboro Boys Trial as a website and brochure ended up changing Alabama law. A list of national organizations and an extensive bibliography on the interpretation of African American history provide convenient gateways to additional resources.
Book Synopsis Loudoun Discovered by : Eugene M. Scheel
Download or read book Loudoun Discovered written by Eugene M. Scheel and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dirt Don't Burn written by Larry Roeder and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspiring, true story of a Black community sheds new light on the history of segregation and inequity in American education The system of educational apartheid that existed in the United States until the Brown v. Board of Education decision and its aftermath has affected every aspect of life for Black Americans. Dirt Don't Burn is the riveting narrative of an extraordinary community that overcame the cultural and legal hurdles of systematic racism. Dirt Don’t Burn describes how Loudoun County, Virginia, which once denied educational opportunity to Black Americans, gradually increased the equality of education for all children in the area. The book includes powerful stories of the largely unknown individuals and organizations that brought change to enduring habits of exclusion and prejudice toward African Americans. Dirt Don't Burn sheds new light on the history of segregation and inequity in American history. It provides new historical details and insights into African American experiences based on original research through thousands of previously lost records, archival NAACP files, and records of educational philanthropies. This book will appeal to readers interested in American history, African American history, and regional history, as well as educational policy and social justice.
Book Synopsis From Loudoun to Glory by : Kevin Dulany Grigsby
Download or read book From Loudoun to Glory written by Kevin Dulany Grigsby and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Kevin Grigsby's second book, which highlights Loudoun County's African-American heritage. From Loudoun To Glory is about the important role that African-Americans from Loudoun County, Virginia played in the Civil War. They would serve as soldiers, sailors, nurses, spies, and scouts. Over two hundred and fifty African-American soldiers and a dozen sailors from Loudoun served in the Union military during the Civil War. Some of these brave men would see action and ultimately give their lives in some of the most significant land and naval battles of the war. From Loudoun To Glory will provide readers with a chance to discover an untold chapter to Loudoun County's rich Civil War heritage.
Book Synopsis Loudoun County Emancipation Association Records by : Loudoun County Emancipation Association
Download or read book Loudoun County Emancipation Association Records written by Loudoun County Emancipation Association and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection contains the records of the Loudoun County Emancipation Association [LCEA], with the bulk of the material covering from 1896 – 1971. It includes minutes, letters to shareholders, speeches, membership lists, biographical and census information about LCEA members, newspaper articles, and financial reports. The collection contains documentation of the organization’s disbandment and selling of the LCEA Emancipation Grounds in 1971. LCEA documents also include the research of educator and historian Elaine E. Thompson for her book, In the Watchfires, The Loudoun County Emancipation Association, 1890-1971. Her primary and secondary research documents regarding the writing of the book, notes, and drafts of several chapters are present in the collection. The bound volumes [BV 0019] are ledgers of LCEA minutes (not inclusive) from 1896 - 1935. The ledgers are stored separately due to their fragile condition and different access requirements. The visual portion [VC 0094] of the LCEA collection includes various posters advertising the LCEA celebrations, LCEA sponsored events such as the Colt and Horse Show, photos of LCEA members and museum exhibits, and original artwork by Katherine A. B. Summers.
Download or read book Loudoun County written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of over 200 photographs takes you on an historical journey through Loudoun County's major towns and villages.
Book Synopsis History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County Virginia by : James William Head
Download or read book History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County Virginia written by James William Head and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis We Have Been Waiting Too Long by : Matthew Exline
Download or read book We Have Been Waiting Too Long written by Matthew Exline and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-03 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May, 1968, the all-black Douglass High School in Leesburg, Virginia graduated its last class, and the following school year almost all formerly whites-only schools in the county had at least one black student. In the words of NAACP activist Charles Houston, ending racial segregation "did not come about by love alone." This triumphant moment was the culmination of almost forty years of struggle. In this groundbreaking study of local history with national significance, trace the journey of civil rights activists in Loudoun County, Virginia towards racial justice. Meet the colorful local characters who had the courage to stand up for what was right against the status quo, like the school teacher who pushed back against the racist assumptions of state education officials or the group of teenagers who dared to launch Leesburg's first public civil rights protest. See grassroots organizations spring up to support and empower local activists to sway the hearts and minds of their fellow citizens. The African-American residents of Loudoun County had been "waiting too long," in the words of one protest sign. This is their story.
Book Synopsis Honoring Their Paths by : Deborah A. Lee
Download or read book Honoring Their Paths written by Deborah A. Lee and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Monticello, Virginia , this book tells the realities of slave life; the countless stories of people who risked everything to escape and navigate the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom; and the struggle for equality in the 20th Century. Honoring Their Paths: African American Contributions Along The Journey Through Hallowed Ground tells this rich and complex component of our American narrative by looking beyond the bricks and mortar of historic sites to tell the story of the people who helped shape our nation.
Book Synopsis The Virginia Landmarks Register by : Calder Loth
Download or read book The Virginia Landmarks Register written by Calder Loth and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virginia Landmarks Register, fourth edition, will create for the reader a deeper awareness of a unique legacy and will serve to enhance the stewardship of Virginia's irreplaceable heritage.
